§ Mr. John Huntasked the Minister for the Civil Service why it is necessary for his Department to acknowledge the receipt of letters from hon. Members by means of an individual typewritten reply when other Departments use a standardised acknowledgment card; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost of such individual acknowledgments.
§ Mr. ChannonAs from today, correspondence from hon. Members will be answered by a standardised acknowledgment card. I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his helpful suggestion.